Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-05
WELCOMED BY SECRETARY BAYARD
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT DAVIS.
SCENES ABOUT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The Officers Elected-Speeches by
Foreign Delegates--The Pro-
gres Of the Weeks Entertain
ment-A Rousing Reception to
President Cleveland.

Doctors with busters and gripsacks kept stream
Ing into the city this morning, crowding the hotel
i06bfes and the headquarters OF the registration
committee. The new arrivals swelled the large
army of physicians who were already in the city.
The new arrival, after getting the railroad SCOT OH
his face, soon appeared On the street In his best
black clothes and the blue badge Of the Ninth In
ternational Medical Congress pinned upon his lap
pei. Early in the day the interest CEN
tered about Albaugh's Opera-House, where
the congress was to be opened at
IL O'Clock. The doors to the auditorium Of the
opera House, however, were kept closed until
quarter past 10 O'Clock Before that time large
crowd OF doctors and ladies assembled in the lob
bies and on the steps and sidewalk outside. When
the doors were thrown open the auditorium rap
Idly filled up, delegates taking seats on the orches
ira floor and in the front rows OF the balcony the
general public being accommodated In the upper
gallery and the back rows OF the balcony. Mean
while the curtain was down and all was silent
crowded.
ON THE STAGE.
At that hour the curtain rolled slowly and
silently upward, revealing.on the stage President
Cleveland and Secretary Bayard, Speaker Carlisle,
Surgeon-General Hamilton DR.. Garnett members
OF The local committee, DR.. II. II. Smith, chairman
o. the executive committee, and many members
OF committees.
CALLED TO ORDER BY DIR. SMITH.
When the curtain was fairly up DR.. Smith, chair
man Of the executive committee, q handsome,
portly gentleman, with shining bald head and
white side-whiskers. advanced to the foot-ights
and fronfed the great throng.. Having called the
meeting to order DR.. Smith said:
ut Is probably known to all present, as we'll as
to the physicians throughout the world, that in
May, 1884, representative members of the pro-
fesSiOn in the United states decided to send fra
ternal greeting to the Eighth International Med
1cal Congress- then about to assemble in the
capital OF Denmark and ask that thp Ninth Infer.
national Medical Congress might meet In the city
of Washington.
committee was named to make the necessary ar
rangements and the result OF their labors Is seen
In this large assembly that the register shows
contain many OF the most brilliant and distin-
gulshed medical minds of Europe, Asia, and
America.
'sTo welcome these guests Of the profession, and
snow his interest in great humanitarian object
the President OF the United States has consented
10 open the congress for organization, and have
the honor to announce the Hon. Grover Cleve-
land, President OF the United States OF America"
CHEERING PRESIDENT CLEVELAND.
At the mention OF President Cleveland's name
the hundreds OF graveo0king doctors rose in their
places and cheered like alot OF school boys. The
president meanwhile rose from his chair and the
handkerchiers and men hurrahing with great en-
ergy. The president stood in silence until the en-
thusiasm had somewhat subsidized.
President Cleveland Opens the Congress.
lneh he spoke WIN great dlstlnctneSS and deifb-
GRAFTON, saying:
u feel that the country should be congratulated
to-day upon the presence at our capital OF so
many OF our own citizens and those REPRESENTING
foreign countries who have distinguished them
selves In the science OF medicine, and are de-
voted to its further progress. My duty in this
connection is very pleasant and very brief
one. 1t Is simply TO declare that the Ninth Inter-
national Medical Congress Is now open for organi.
zation and for the transaction OF business" Here
the President gave stroke upon the table with
gayel, and then resumed his seat. Thus the con.
gresS was opened.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
DR.. Smith, again advancing, said: SIT is now my
duty to present for your approval the names OF
the officers OF the congress agreed upon by the
executive committee. For the high Office OF pres
ident OF the congress the committee Unanimously
nominate TO you one widely known as a scientific
practitioner, an able teacher and medical author
DR.. Nathan Smith Davis, OF Chicago. All approving
OI tnio Ii imitation will say aye"
The motion was carried with applause Dr.
Smith reque ted DR.. Francesca Durante and Dep
uty SurgeOn-General Marston, OF her malesty's
service, 10 conducIthe presidentelect to the chair